Used as ground cover here in my back yard. It keeps wandering into my paths. Easy, no care.

Here\\\'s a close-up of the fuzzy little rascal :)

Acalypha reptans in my stairway. Nanci Romero, Brasil.

Planted in a hanging basket, it has not stopped blooming since I purchased it in the spring.

Hangs in basket in patio with a southern exposure. Light filtered through trees

Easy to grow, free of pests and diseases.

close-up view of chenille plant

Dwarf Cat Tail, Strawberry Foxtail, Red Cat's Tail (Acalypha reptans) growing as a groundcover at the San Antonio Botanical Garden ... the red of the blooms is much brighter (did not upload well).

Makes a beautiful hanging basket!

Dwarf Chenille, Firetail (Acalypha pendula) growing in containers

Dwarf Chenille, Firetail (Acalypha pendula) blooms

A Dwarf Chenille, Firetail (Acalypha pendula) plant with lots of new bloom emerging

Closeup of a Dwarf Chenille, Firetail (Acalypha pendula) bloom

Superb ground cover in Charleston, SC

This is the 1st of 3 winters this plant has not dropped all of it's leaves. We misted it 3x a day this year.

I keep it indoor in hanging basket, it grows few long stems, one even reach the floor, about 5ft. long. It is a thirsty plant.

Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI

Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI

Descendants of a Chenille that my mother once used as a ground cover in an orange grove.

Ground Cover Acalypha

Dwarf Chenille, Firetail (Acalypha reptans) planted in pot and located with afternoon sun exposure in Florida

USF Botanical Gardens, Florida. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens, an expert horticulturalist and plant enthusiast who gives lectures and classes around the USA as well as at Longwood Gardens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. Learn more about him and his love of all things horticulture at http://www.karlgercens.com/